Well folks, it’s March. In just a little while, we’ll start getting that beautiful spring weather… prompting us to buy blackout curtains for our windows to fix that pesky monitor screen glare when trying to play Age of Empires.

Check out this weeks episode of The Combo Break! This week episode is PACKED! First we have more details on PAX East. Be sure to check out Killer Instinct at the ASTRO Gaming booth and our panel, The Past, Present and Future of Killer Instinct at 12:30 PM in the Condor Theatre on Saturday. Join Microsoft and Iron Galaxy as we tell you all the secrets of making KI and give you a sneak peak at things to come!

We also sat down with Design Director James Goddard to talk about the new league play in Killer Instinct. Goddard gave us all the details on how it came to be and why leagues are so important!

Keep your questions coming in at #AskKillerInstinct and we will be answering them in future episodes!

In Rise of Nations, players are able to build up a nation from its ancient beginnings into sprawling, modern-day empires. However, sometimes you just want to attack early and flood opponents with low-tech units for serious damage. Steam user DaSpider has written a guide to help those who wish to achieve early dominance.

Yesterday, Xbox and Universal Partnerships & Licensing announced an unprecedented partnership to bring a unique, standalone expansion to millions of Xbox fans worldwide.

For the first time, the thrilling driving and amazing cars of Forza, the highest-rated racing series of the past 10 years, are combining with the blockbuster Fast & Furious film franchise to create an original adventure filled with high-speed automotive action in Forza Horizon 2 Presents Fast & Furious.

Launching on March 27, 2015, Forza Horizon 2 Presents Fast & Furious is a standalone expansion to Forza Horizon 2 for Xbox One and Xbox 360. The all-new expansion will put players behind the wheel of iconic vehicles from the Fast & Furious film series, including exciting new cars appearing in Universal Pictures’ Furious 7, in theaters April 3. Players do not need to have purchased or played Forza Horizon 2 in order to download and enjoy the open-world adventure.(more…)

Hello Bingo and Microsoft Casual Games fans! This month we are re-featuring one of our most dedicated Microsoft Bingo community members who has been actively participating on Facebook for a while now. The player we are talking about is David Pace, also known by his Gamertag OnsideWizard. Read the full blog to learn more about him.

Since starting development on Fable Legends, the team has had two clear goals in mind. First and foremost, we’re aiming to create an amazing, fun gaming experience for our players. The feedback we’ve had so far from players in our closed beta, fans we’ve met at shows, and the gaming press indicates we’re well on our way to realising our first goal!

Our second goal is to ensure the game we’re working to create is available to as many players as possible. The first step to make that happen came when we announced this year that Fable Legends will be cross-playable on both Xbox One and Windows 10 PC. Today we’re announcing the next huge piece of news that’ll help us reach this goal.

Jay Frechette gets to knock something off his bucket list by getting to ride in the Warthog around the Microsoft Campus in the latest episode of The Halo Bulletin. It must be a serious challenge with all the compact parking spots! We also inch closer to the finals of the Halo Championship Series at PAX East in just over a week.

This week on Sunset TV we find out why there aren’t any interior spaces in Sunset Overdrive! You probably would need a supermarket sized mini-mart to make it fun to jump around. Also there might be a tease to some future content! Check it out!